Hi yall!
We are letting our broody austrolorp finally hatch babies (7 eggs). She is sitting on them in an elevated coop around 2-3 feet high with a ramp. I am getting nervous about her hatching them up that high.
When they hatch, will the chicks stay under the mom and for how long?
Will they...
Hey all!
Long story short - I recently adopted a stray hen (Mabel), built her a 40sq ft coop and run - and its two levels. There is a ramp that leads to the second floor and she has no problems going up and down the ramp.
I adopted three other hens, around a year old (was trying to get ones...
Hey everyone! Cleared out my garage and found an old door that must be for chickens back in the day. We were moving our small coop into the third bay of the garage where it is conveniently located. Made a nice setup and my neighbor who happens to be a carpenter made a nice little ladder/ramp to...
hey all! How do you teach your chickens to come down the ramp?
My chickens are... shall we sat timid lol.
I have one chicken who likes me enough to coax her down but the rest just call to me and lay or look out the front door!
How long does it take to get them used to it. I’ve been sitting...
My 10 chicks are now 8 weeks old. I moved them from their brooder out into an elevate coop last week. I left them in there for a few days with food and water so they could get used to their new home. About day 3 in the coop, I started opening the pop door during the day. Going on day 3 now with...